Family of woman killed by man with psychosis criticise English prison and policing ‘lapses’ Coroner says failures contributed to Stephen Cole’s killing of Marta Elena Vento at a Bournemouth hotel The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025
Psychotic man ‘ferociously’ killed hotel worker when unmedicated, coroner rules Marta Elena Vento, 27, was working at a Travelodge in Bournemouth when she was killed by Stephen Cole in a brutal attack in 2020. Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025
Psychotic man ‘ferociously’ killed hotel worker when unmedicated Stephen Cole had been released from prison in October that year The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025
Bournemouth woman’s killer was not referred for support after prison release, inquest told Inquest into Marta Elena Vento’s killing by Stephen Cole, who had psychosis, told of ‘crisis’ on mental health team at Winchester prison The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025
Family demand answers over woman’s ‘brutal’ killing at Travelodge Spanish national Marta Elena Vento, 27, was working at a Travelodge in Bournemouth, Dorset, when she was killed on December 9 2020. Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025